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Veeam Data Cloud
for Microsoft Entra ID
Your company’s identity is your responsibility
- Protect Entra ID users, groups, app registrations, and more
- Data recovery with speed and reliability
- All-inclusive backup service with unlimited storage
Mitigate Risks to Microsoft Entra ID
Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) faces over 600M daily attacks. Threat actors know the fastest way to bring an organization to its knees is by targeting Entra ID — the gateway to the digital identity of the modern workplace.
The need to protect Entra ID goes beyond cybersecurity threats. Businesses also face challenges with complex compliance requirements, recycle bin limits, accidental deletions, and policy misconfigurations.
Smarter Backup Starts Here
Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft Entra ID takes the complexity out of data protection for your Entra ID tenant by providing comprehensive backup and restoration for Entra ID users, groups, application registrations, conditional access policies, and other objects.
With Veeam, you can rest easily knowing that when something goes wrong with Entra ID — and it will — you have the data resilience in place to recover quickly.
Proactive Protection
Gain visibility and control over changes within Entra ID to ensure business continuity, security, and compliance.
Effortless Recovery
Quickly restore Entra ID users, groups, attributes, app registrations, logs, related metadata, and more with speed and reliability.
Everything is Included
A secure backup service managed for you, offloading maintenance, updates, and security fixes to the experts.
Risks of Unprotected Microsoft Entra ID Security
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277
days
average time to identify and contain a breach, with 207 days for identification and 70 days for containment
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600
million
daily cybercriminal and nation‑state identity attacks
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3
x
more
identities to manage as the use of non‑human machine identities increases
Protect the Integrity of Your Identity
Identity-First Capabilities for Modern Security
Accelerated Change Detection
Quickly identify inconsistencies by comparing your Entra ID tenant with your backup data for quick restoration.
Secured & Deployed for You
A secure backup service managed for you, offloading maintenance, updates, and security fixes to the experts.
Automated Backup Scheduling
Preconfigure and schedule backups at regular intervals to ensure data is consistently protected.
Granular Restore Options
Restore individual attributes, groups, or entire user identities for precise and efficient recovery.
Unlimited Storage Included
No need to worry about and separately manage storage costs – it’s built-in!
Backup of Entra ID Logs
Protection of sign-in, audit, and provisioning logs to maintain compliance and enhance security.
Enhanced Forensics
Bolster forensic investigations with a point-in-time copy of your IAM (identity & access management) data.
Data Sovereignty
Store all your Microsoft Entra ID data in the cloud region of your choice with built-in redundancy.
Backup Made Simple
Log in via a web browser and seamlessly create your first backup job with the convenience of an as-a-service offering.
Discover the Power of Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft Entra ID
Pricing and Plan Options
Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft Entra ID
You can bundle protection with Microsoft 365 for extra savings. All plans including both are priced per Microsoft 365 user, and all Microsoft 365 users must be protected.
It is common to have more Entra ID users than Microsoft 365. Any additional Entra ID users are FREE within the 3X Fair Use Policy. Veeam only counts Entra ID enabled member users, not all Entra ID users.
For example: 10k Microsoft 365 users covers up to 30K Entra ID enabled member users.
Entra ID Standalone
$1 USD
Entra ID
- All-inclusive SaaS solution with unlimited storage
- Backup of Entra ID tenant data including logs
- Accelerated change detection
- Granular restore and enhanced forensics
Flex Bundle
$3.33 USD*$3.63
- Potection for Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams
- Microsoft 365 backup and retention customization
- Granular restore of emails, files, etc.
- Built-in Microsoft 365 security and compliance
Premium
$5.00 USD $7
- Fast initial backup – No throttling
- Lightning-fast bulk restores at scale
- Cyber attack / Ransomware recovery
- Free Entra ID protection
Plans Comparison
Accelerated change detection
Backup of sign‑in and audit logs
Granular and flexible recovery
Support for Microsoft Teams
Customizable backups and retention
Data separation and security capabilities
Lightning fast backups designed for large datasets
Quickly restore from cyber attacks
Bulk restore at Enterprise scale
Microsoft 365 Backup Storage
Future-Ready Data Protection for Microsoft 365 and Entra ID
Get ~30% off through December 31, 2025.
Looking for a backup software?
Veeam makes recovery from Entra ID disruptions fast and easy with our self-managed software solution, Veeam Backup for Microsoft Entra ID. Our backup software is designed to protect Microsoft Entra ID environments and ensure the security, resilience, and recovery of your identity management systems.
Purchase Veeam Backup for Microsoft Entra ID as a standalone offering or use your Veeam Universal Licenses to protect Microsoft Entra ID.
FAQs
What is Veeam’s Microsoft Entra ID Backup?
Veeam offers two deployments options for backing up Microsoft Entra ID. These options include:
- Veeam Backup for Microsoft Entra ID is a dedicated software solution designed to protect Microsoft Entra ID environments and ensure the security, resilience, and recovery of your identity management systems.
- Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft Entra ID is a SaaS backup solution providing comprehensive backup and restore for Entra ID users, groups, application registrations and other objects. Discover the power of an all-in-one cloud service — with unlimited storage included — built within a modern, unified UI for a seamless user experience.
Why do I need to back up Microsoft Entra ID?
Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) faces over 600M attacks every day. Threat actors know the fastest way to bring an organization to its knees is by targeting Entra ID — the gateway to the digital identity of the modern workplace. The need to protect Entra ID goes beyond cybersecurity threats. Businesses also face challenges with complex compliance requirements, recycle bin limits, accidental deletions, and policy misconfigurations. Your company’s identity is your responsibility.
To learn more, check out our white paper, 6 Reasons for Microsoft Entra ID Backup.
What Microsoft Entra ID data does Veeam protect?
How does Veeam ensure fast recovery of Microsoft Entra ID?
Where can I store my Microsoft Entra ID backups?
- With Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft Entra ID, store all your Microsoft Entra ID data in the cloud region of your choice with built-in redundancy.
- With Veeam Backup for Microsoft Entra ID, you choose your own storage, either on-premises, in the cloud (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud), or in a hybrid environment.
How often does Veeam back up Microsoft Entra ID?
Does Veeam’s Microsoft Entra ID Backup support compliance?
What counts as a Microsoft Entra ID user?
What are the different types of Entra ID users?
In Entra ID, users can be categorized into different types based on their roles and permissions. Here are some common types of users within Entra ID:
- External users: These are users from outside the organization who have been invited to collaborate within the Entra ID tenant. They can be guests with limited access based on permissions granted.
- Member Users: Standard users within the organization who have access to applications and resources based on their assigned roles.
- Service Accounts: Non-human accounts used by applications or services to authenticate and interact with resources, often with specific permissions assigned.
What counts as an Entra ID user at Veeam?
With both Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft Entra ID and Veeam Backup for Microsoft Entra ID, only enabled users count toward the required number of licenses. Guest users and non-enabled users do not contribute to the licensing requirements for Veeam solutions.
What is an enabled member Entra ID user?
An Entra ID enabled user refers to an individual account within Microsoft's Entra Identity platform that has been activated and is authorized to access resources and services within an organization.
Enabled users have the ability to authenticate and gain access to applications, data, and other resources that the organization provides. Their accounts may include various attributes such as usernames, email addresses, and assigned roles, which determine their level of access and permissions.
How to find the total number of enabled member Entra ID users within your organization:
An admin can find the total number of enabled Entra ID users in their organization by logging into the Entra ID Admin console with admin credentials. Once there, they can click on "Users" to access the user list and apply filters to display only enabled users by selecting the "Status" filter. The total number of enabled users will then be shown at the top of the user list.
What counts as a user with the VDC bundles?
With the Veeam Data Cloud Flex and Premium bundles, only the total number of Microsoft 365 users is counted towards licensing. Additionally, all enabled Entra ID users are supported for free up to 3x the total number of M365 users, per the Fair Use Policy.
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